diff --git a/static/rsvp-submit.php b/static/rsvp-submit.php
index c9dfbc7..fb7de0c 100755
--- a/static/rsvp-submit.php
+++ b/static/rsvp-submit.php
@@ -1,13 +1,21 @@
 <?php
-require __DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php'; // PHPMailer
+require __DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php'; // adjust path if needed
 use PHPMailer\PHPMailer\PHPMailer;
 use PHPMailer\PHPMailer\Exception;
 
-// Load .env
-if (!file_exists(__DIR__ . '/.env')) {
+// Load .env from /var/www/markinstefan.xyz/.env
+$envPath = '/var/www/markinstefan.xyz/.env';
+if (!file_exists($envPath)) {
     exit('Missing .env file!');
 }
-$dotenv = parse_ini_file(__DIR__ . '/.env', false, INI_SCANNER_RAW);
+
+// Simple parser for key=value lines
+$dotenv = [];
+foreach (file($envPath, FILE_IGNORE_NEW_LINES | FILE_SKIP_EMPTY_LINES) as $line) {
+    if (preg_match('/^\s*([A-Z_]+)\s*=\s*(.*)\s*$/', $line, $matches)) {
+        $dotenv[$matches[1]] = trim($matches[2], "\"'");
+    }
+}
 
 // Form validation
 if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] !== 'POST') exit('Invalid request');
@@ -15,8 +23,8 @@ if (!empty($_POST['website'])) exit; // honeypot
 
 $first_name = htmlspecialchars($_POST['first_name'] ?? '');
 $last_name  = htmlspecialchars($_POST['last_name'] ?? '');
-$drinks = isset($_POST['drinks']) ? implode(', ', $_POST['drinks']) : 'None';
-$allergies = htmlspecialchars($_POST['allergies'] ?? '');
+$drinks     = isset($_POST['drinks']) ? implode(', ', $_POST['drinks']) : 'None';
+$allergies  = htmlspecialchars($_POST['allergies'] ?? '');
 if (!$first_name || !$last_name) exit('Missing required fields');
 
 // Compose message
@@ -48,3 +56,4 @@ try {
     error_log("Mailer Error: {$mail->ErrorInfo}");
     echo "Sorry, something went wrong. Please try again later.";
 }
+?>